# removeEventListener not deactivating buttons?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removeeventlistener-not-deactivating-buttons/269540>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 28, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removeeventlistener-not-deactivating-buttons/269540 "2008-08-28T18:23:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![REEF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removeeventlistener-not-deactivating-buttons/269540/1 "2008-08-28T18:23:39Z")

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```auto
nextBTN.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextThumbs);

private function nextThumbs(event:MouseEvent):void
{

	deactivateBTNs();
			
}

private function deactivateBTNs():void
{
			
	nextBTN.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextThumbs);
			
}

```

What’s going on here? nextBTN is still activated…